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Colum Sands
	Year:	1981
	Album:	UNAPPROVED ROAD
	Song:	Blame the world/The day after tomorrow
Words & Music Colum Sands, Elm Grove Music Colum Sands: vocals, guitar, bowed bass, fiddle Ben Sands: guitar, backing vocals Adrian Mc Parland: harp
As I went down by the river, what do you think I dit see? But a little fish on the river bank and here's what he said to me, Would you show me how to swim, for times are bad you see And the woter's not what it used to be, so please would you help me? Chorus: But what can I do I'm only a man, blamethe world not me, Then the fish slipped into the water and down to the bottom went he. As I went over the meadow, what do you think I did see? But a blackbird hanging onto a branch, and here's what he said to me: Would you show me how to fly, for imes are bad you see, And the air is not what it used to be, so please would you help me? But what can I do I'm only a man, blamethe world not me, Then the bird went tumbling off the branch and down to the ground fell he. As I went into the city, what do you think I dit see? But a dying man upon the groud and the name of that man was me. Would you show me how to live, for times are bad you see, And the world is not what it used to be, would somebody please help me? But the only people who came along, were people who thought like me, They blamed the world and passed me by, and that was the end of me.